The rideout thread (redux)

[ogden]

So, who's up for a thrash round the home counties on Sunday?

[pencil shavings]

sounds good :)

two conditions a) my bike starts
b) no rain

and im there :)

[sv650nutter149]

ah y is it always on the days im working??? need a good excuse to wear tyres in

[Stig]

I will be coming back from Manchester and as I don't intend to be leaving any time before 11am, I think you can safely count me out. Had I been in town, the answer would most definitely have been yes.

[JustATrick]

Me. It'll be a slow wobble rather than a thrash, but I'll be out. You FOT-ing again? I've not tried that yet, so would come and say hello. Briefly, though - I won't be able to keep up.

[ogden]

Me. It'll be a slow wobble rather than a thrash, but I'll be out. You FOT-ing again? I've not tried that yet, so would come and say hello. Briefly, though - I won't be able to keep up.

Probably a FOT, dunno yet.

Don't worry about the speed - I may well leave the thou at home and ride the 250 before the MOT runs out.

I mean, how fast can a 250 be?

[pencil shavings]

Probably a FOT, dunno yet.

Don't worry about the speed - I may well leave the thou at home and ride the 250 before the MOT runs out.

I mean, how fast can a 250 be?

PLEASE CAN I HAVE A GO!!!!!!! :rave:

:smt057

[walkaboutandy]

No can do. I'll will be thrashing my bike around the welsh valleys instead.

[DanAbnormal]

I mean, how fast can a 250 be?

About 120 if memory serves......:smt074

[flibble]

About 120 if memory serves......:smt074

+1

[DanAbnormal]

I'm not sure about Sunday. I'll be visiting some GM folk and also I'd like to get my chopper out if the weather is good.

[Stig]

I'm not sure about Sunday. I'll be visiting some GM folk and also I'd like to get my chopper out if the weather is good.

FFS think about the U rating. Actually, think about everyone else.

[DanAbnormal]

FFS think about the U rating. Actually, think about everyone else.

Filthy mind Mr Ape. I meant my R/C helicopter(s).

Yet another hobby that empties my bank account! :rolleyes:

[philbut]

If the weather is anything liek today then Yaaaaaaay, sod the ZX7 I'll come out on the ZZR rather than hide in the garage

[ogden]

If the weather is anything liek today then Yaaaaaaay

Don't get your hopes up, forecast for Sunday is rain.

[JustATrick]

Weather looks good. Anything doing?

[ogden]

I'd planned for rain so I'm off to the Tate in a bit.

[DanAbnormal]

Not a spot of rain yesterday, was lovely all day. Shame I had a terrible hangover although I did wash the winter salt off the bike.

[Stig]

Not a spot of rain yesterday, was lovely all day. Shame I had a terrible hangover although I did wash the winter salt off the bike.

I had an excellent time this weekend. Covered just short of 600 miles. I can confirm the YZF is all of what I remember it was. Bloody awesome.

[DanAbnormal]

I had an excellent time this weekend. Covered just short of 600 miles. I can confirm the YZF is all of what I remember it was. Bloody awesome.

Good to hear it. I heard nothing but good stuff about those bikes.

[philbut]

I spent all day trying to do what should have been a 1 hour job - doing chain and sprockets on the ZX7. The bloody clutch slave cylinder is jammed onto it's mounts, so I couldn't remove the front sproket. i ended up fashoning a bespoke tool from an old 8mm spanner and some brute force to remove the bolts from the bracket behind. Hopefully should get it all done tonight, then I just need to balance the carbs.

Took the Mrs on her first bike ride down to Fox's too. she was terrified but I think she enjoyed it (although she won't admit it). She did keep making power ranger comments about all the old men in one piece suits though :p She is learning fast!

[Stig]

She did keep making power ranger comments about all the old men in one piece suits though :p She is learning fast!

hehehehe :lol:

[walkaboutandy]

I had a lovely run to south wales via the forest of Dean on Saturday and back on Sunday. Although Saturday was better as I was hung over on Sunday and nearly had an off when I skidded on a massive pile of sick, braking into a roundabout.

[Warthog]

I had a lovely run to south wales via the forest of Dean on Saturday and back on Sunday. Although Saturday was better as I was hung over on Sunday and nearly had an off when I skidded on a massive pile of sick, braking into a roundabout.

What, your own sick from being hungover?! So you managed to vom in front of your own bike whilst riding? Gotta be a first...

[DanAbnormal]

I had a lovely run to south wales via the forest of Dean on Saturday and back on Sunday. Although Saturday was better as I was hung over on Sunday and nearly had an off when I skidded on a massive pile of sick, braking into a roundabout.

I have to say that is the 1st time I have ever heard this kind of thing. I think I've heard all other reasons but this one is awesome!

[ogden]

There was a very, very long thread on UKRM about ten years ago following someone's claim to have come off after their front wheel lost grip on an apple core.

[philbut]

Hmmmm, I hit a brick, banked over for a corner at 60 on my GPZ and didn't have any issues. Must have been one bloody big apple!

[DanAbnormal]

Actually, a guiy that used to train at our gym was killed after hitting a foxes remains. Poor chap.

[walkaboutandy]

I have to say that is the 1st time I have ever heard this kind of thing. I think I've heard all other reasons but this one is awesome!
Well I doubt it was sick but it did look like it ....like porridge or man fat. It was a pool of white lumpy stuff on the road, right in the braking zone before cornering onto the roundabout. It was the A43 so I was going pretty quick. My front wheel locked up so I straightened up the bike and then braked again once over the sick and slowed down enough not to hit the roundabout. Was a bit of a sphicter twitching moment!